Li Xin and Li Jing sat in the big tent, the big tent was very luxurious, all kinds of precious furs were paved, this was the handsome tent of Jieli Khan, but now it has become Li Xin's big tent.

"The three armies are tired, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover in a day or two." Li Xin leaned on the white tiger skin, feeling the fatigue and soreness of his body, and couldn't help but say, "I am still like this, not to mention other generals and soldiers, presumably just like me." What about the casualties of the army this time? ”

"The army also suffered heavy losses, there are only more than 40,000 people left in the 60,000 army brought by His Majesty Dingxiangcheng, 10,000 people were killed in battle, thousands of people were seriously injured, and they lost their combat effectiveness, and there are countless people who were lightly injured, and the Evil Yang Ridge is even more cruel, with more than 30,000 people killed in the battle, 10,000 seriously injured, and more than 20,000 lightly injured." Li Jing sighed in a low voice: "One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, this time Datang has hurt his vitality." ”

Li Xin nodded, since Li Xin raised the army to the present, there have been few casualties in previous wars, which shows the cruelty of this war. Those who were seriously injured not only can't participate in the fight again, I'm afraid that after they go back, they won't even be able to do it as a normal person.

"Disabled soldiers and generals must be compensated, they fight for the imperial court, and the imperial court cannot be sorry for them. This time, a lot of grain and grass were captured by the Turks, and if the court household department did not have enough money, but they would sell these cattle and sheep grain and grass, they should also settle these people. Li Xinchang sighed, and then said with a solemn face: "Although these Turks have been repelled by us for the time being, these guys are cockroaches that cannot be killed, and it must be a scourge to keep them." He can conclude that the reason why Jieli retreated this time is not only because he knows that his strength is not as good as his own and finds a way to break out of the encirclement, but more importantly, Jieli is ready to deal with Datang in another way. That is to use the vast land of the grassland, constantly consume the grain, grass and strength of the Tang Dynasty, and finally achieve the goal of defeating Li Xin.

"The steppe is vast, the march of the army is inconvenient, and the turnover of grain and grass is extremely difficult, so 100,000 troops are mobilized. It is necessary to use 300,000 or more people to carry grain and grass, and if these grain and grass are not good, they will become Turkic. Li Jing nodded and glanced at Li Xin.

"Who does the general think can attack the steppe?" Li Xin looked at Li Jing's expression in his eyes and asked with some curiosity. In fact, Li Jing's mind is very clear.

"Everything can't be hidden from His Majesty the Emperor, if you want to attack the grassland, you must not only be handsome, but more importantly, ruthless. is ruthless to the enemy, and the minister thinks that Su Dingfang can do it. Li Jing thought for a while and said, "The minister is already old. It's time to think about the next generation, Your Majesty can't have only one general by his side! Across the grassland, it's time for the young people to give it a try, but it's simply that now Jieli Khan has suffered heavy losses, and the elite soldiers of the tooth tent have been almost consumed by His Majesty. When he returns to the grassland, he will definitely not be recognized by the major tribes of the grassland, and it is a sure thing to leave Dena. So it is very difficult for the grassland to unite against our Datang, at this time. It was just right for Su Dingfang to attack the grassland. ”

"Brother Jing has worked hard all these years, this time to defeat Jieli, Brother Jing can also recuperate in Chang'an with peace of mind, and the rest will be handed over to Su Dingfang and them!" Li Xin said with a smile: "I still think that when I am old, I can still go out with Brother Jing to hang out, fish or something." "Although Li Jing is old. But until now, he still has a ruddy complexion and bright eyes, and he can live for at least a few years.

"If the minister can live until His Majesty is old, then he will become a monster. Don't ask for anything else, it's almost the same if you can live to Pei Gelao's age. Li Jing laughed. In this day and age. To be able to live to Pei Shiju's age is already a long life.

"Then send an order to Su Dingfang, lead 50,000 cavalry to sweep the grassland, and then send an order to Xu Yi, and lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to be his wings." Li Xin glanced at Li Jing and said, "Brother Jing, let's follow my class master back to the court!" ”

"Commandment." Li Jing hurriedly said.

"But before I go back, I still have to go to Qin Qiong's place for an early morning, Lu Longsai is a border area, I really want to see Yuan Gai Suwen, I really don't know, Gai Suwen knows what kind of performance I will have after defeating Jieli Khan." Li Xin suddenly said with a smile.

"If Your Majesty goes with a large army, I'm afraid this guy will flee and never dare to meet Your Majesty face to face again." Li Jing couldn't help laughing.

Li Xin only nodded when he heard this.

On the grassland, Jieli Khan saw Ashina Simo, and at the same time he also saw the hundreds of thousands of troops brought by Ashina Simo, and his heart was like dripping blood, when he set up troops to go south, there were 300,000 troops, plus the 40,000 troops brought by Sijie and Jin later, that is, 340,000 people, dealing with Li Xin, not only did not hit this person hard, but also made the Turks suffer heavy losses in the end.

"Great Khan, the Han people have a saying that makes sense to stay in the green mountains, and they are not afraid of no firewood. As long as the Great Khan is here, we still have a chance. Si Jie said loudly.

Ashina Simo didn't speak, the army suffered heavy losses, and the grassland would fall into a state of passive defense for a long time, and Li Xin would not give up such an opportunity. The next time it will be Li Xin attacking the grassland, is the grassland ready at this time?

"Ashina Simo, do you think Li Xin will take the opportunity to go north and sweep the grassland?" Jieli Khan hesitated for a while and asked, Ashina Simo said.

"The last general thinks that even if Li Xin will not risk attacking the grassland, Li Xin will definitely order his subordinates to attack the grassland, we have suffered heavy losses, Li Xin will definitely not let go of this opportunity, and the Khan should prepare early." Although Ashina Simo didn't look down on Jieli Khan, he still said seriously at this time.

Jieli Khan nodded, looked to the south, and said: "This time Li Xin has succeeded once, but if he sends troops to wreak havoc on the grassland, we must not let them go back alive." After all, this grassland makes our territory, the grassland is vast, and we can carry out sneak attacks and attacks on the grain transportation teams in the Central Plains at any time, so that they are tired of coping, and finally have to retreat to the Central Plains. ”

"Li Xin's attack on the grassland this time must have sent generals, and they are all cavalry, they don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, what they want is to destroy the living force of our grassland, whether it is a tribe or an individual, as long as it is a Turkic person on the grassland, they will be attacked by the other party. In a short period of time, the last general believed that we did not have the strength to deal with Li Xin's attack for the time being, and the best way was to retreat deeper to avoid Li Xin's soldiers and horses harassing in the depths of the grassland, and reduce more losses. Ashina Simo thought about it, and finally spoke. (To be continued.) )